Domestic 2012 Weekend 39
September 28-30, 2012
Key:New This Week
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | Hotel Transylvania | $42,522,194 | - | 3,349 | - | $12,696 | $42,522,194 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 2 | - | Looper | $20,801,552 | - | 2,992 | - | $6,952 | $20,801,552 | 1 | TriStar Pictures |
| 3 | 1 | End of Watch | $7,812,077 | -40.6% | 2,780 | +50 | $2,810 | $25,980,710 | 2 | Open Road Films (II) |
| 4 | 3 | Trouble with the Curve | $7,277,385 | -40.2% | 3,212 | - | $2,265 | $23,473,347 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | 2 | House at the End of the Street | $7,122,347 | -42% | 3,083 | - | $2,310 | $22,193,316 | 2 | Relativity Media |
| 6 | - | Pitch Perfect | $5,149,433 | - | 335 | - | $15,371 | $5,149,433 | 1 | Universal Pictures |
| 7 | 4 | Finding Nemo 2012 3D Release | $4,035,826 | -58.1% | 2,639 | -265 | $1,529 | $36,444,806 | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 8 | 5 | Resident Evil: Retribution | $2,986,356 | -55.4% | 2,381 | -635 | $1,254 | $38,691,289 | 3 | Screen Gems |
| 9 | 7 | The Master | $2,680,554 | -39% | 856 | +68 | $3,131 | $9,568,624 | 3 | The Weinstein Company |
| 10 | - | Won't Back Down | $2,603,370 | - | 2,515 | - | $1,035 | $2,603,370 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 11 | 6 | Dredd | $2,363,956 | -62.3% | 2,557 | +51 | $924 | $10,948,563 | 2 | Lionsgate |
| 12 | 8 | The Possession | $1,362,404 | -48.4% | 1,618 | -980 | $842 | $47,411,722 | 5 | Lionsgate |
| 13 | 32 | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | $1,103,946 | +383.4% | 102 | +98 | $10,823 | $1,428,785 | 2 | Lionsgate |
| 14 | 16 | Arbitrage | $873,943 | -26.5% | 256 | +12 | $3,413 | $5,114,702 | 3 | Roadside Attractions |
| 15 | 10 | Lawless | $867,807 | -62% | 1,503 | -1,111 | $577 | $36,277,447 | 5 | The Weinstein Company |
| 16 | 14 | The Dark Knight Rises | $789,429 | -37.7% | 655 | -293 | $1,205 | $444,377,660 | 11 | Warner Bros. |
| 17 | 11 | The Bourne Legacy | $782,800 | -51.4% | 824 | -607 | $950 | $111,699,955 | 8 | Universal Pictures |
| 18 | 9 | ParaNorman | $780,975 | -66.7% | 1,209 | -408 | $645 | $53,934,944 | 7 | Focus Features |
| 19 | 12 | The Odd Life of Timothy Green | $648,195 | -58% | 1,187 | -565 | $546 | $49,711,037 | 7 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 20 | 13 | The Expendables 2 | $524,199 | -64% | 815 | -1,005 | $643 | $84,025,347 | 7 | Lionsgate |
| 21 | 15 | The Campaign | $488,008 | -59.5% | 630 | -620 | $774 | $85,899,520 | 8 | Warner Bros. |
| 22 | 18 | Hope Springs | $425,491 | -50.3% | 691 | -456 | $615 | $62,937,722 | 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 23 | 17 | 2016: Obama's America | $411,929 | -56.1% | 575 | -641 | $716 | $32,946,365 | 12 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 24 | 22 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $384,421 | -28.8% | 387 | -33 | $993 | $159,080,866 | 12 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 25 | 20 | Barfi! | $321,034 | -50.1% | 127 | -3 | $2,527 | $2,462,008 | 3 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 26 | 24 | The Avengers | $270,275 | -42% | 241 | -49 | $1,121 | $623,279,547 | 22 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 27 | 29 | The Amazing Spider-Man | $221,547 | -10.3% | 204 | -49 | $1,086 | $261,765,954 | 13 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 28 | 23 | Unconditional | $212,881 | -59.5% | 231 | -81 | $921 | $879,605 | 2 | - |
| 29 | 27 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | $190,722 | -42.4% | 332 | -42 | $574 | $48,034,711 | 9 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 30 | 30 | Ted | $175,485 | -28.3% | 225 | -68 | $779 | $218,118,550 | 14 | Universal Pictures |
| 31 | 28 | Total Recall | $160,066 | -43.2% | 239 | -83 | $669 | $58,731,578 | 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 32 | 21 | Last Ounce of Courage | $158,494 | -71.8% | 297 | -767 | $533 | $3,202,581 | 3 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 33 | 31 | Sleepwalk with Me | $151,074 | -34.6% | 127 | -8 | $1,189 | $1,876,849 | 6 | IFC Films |
| 34 | 34 | Samsara | $150,209 | -21.8% | 60 | +1 | $2,503 | $1,396,831 | 6 | Oscilloscope |
| 35 | 33 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $149,170 | -33.3% | 203 | -37 | $734 | $216,096,344 | 17 | DreamWorks |
| 36 | 19 | The Words | $147,977 | -80.4% | 278 | -969 | $532 | $11,434,867 | 4 | CBS Films |
| 37 | - | Brave | $139,008 | - | 114 | - | $1,219 | $233,697,255 | 15 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 38 | 36 | The Intouchables | $136,300 | -25% | 121 | -35 | $1,126 | $9,485,020 | 19 | The Weinstein Company |
| 39 | 26 | Premium Rush | $132,031 | -63.6% | 208 | -359 | $634 | $19,924,555 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 40 | - | Thaandavam | $129,044 | - | 45 | - | $2,867 | $129,044 | 1 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 41 | 35 | Robot & Frank | $99,702 | -45.3% | 111 | -45 | $898 | $3,064,388 | 7 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 42 | 41 | Sparkle | $97,475 | -22.9% | 220 | +14 | $443 | $24,397,469 | 7 | TriStar Pictures |
| 43 | 44 | Searching for Sugar Man | $95,345 | +2.2% | 37 | -1 | $2,576 | $1,318,745 | 10 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 44 | 48 | Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel | $90,699 | +42.4% | 14 | +11 | $6,478 | $193,543 | 2 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 45 | 45 | To the Arctic 3D | $90,527 | +8.1% | 52 | - | $1,740 | $8,806,385 | 24 | Warner Bros. |
| 46 | 25 | Heroine | $75,725 | -80.6% | 97 | -17 | $780 | $560,285 | 2 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 47 | 42 | Beasts of the Southern Wild | $69,563 | -43.8% | 69 | -63 | $1,008 | $11,029,930 | 14 | - |
| 48 | 40 | Moonrise Kingdom | $65,845 | -48.5% | 82 | -38 | $802 | $45,294,888 | 19 | Focus Features |
| 49 | 38 | Step Up Revolution | $63,509 | -54.8% | 110 | -72 | $577 | $35,057,332 | 10 | Lionsgate |
| 50 | 37 | For a Good Time, Call... | $53,459 | -63.7% | 84 | -21 | $636 | $1,205,045 | 5 | Focus Features |
| 51 | 58 | Liberal Arts | $49,118 | +27.3% | 31 | +11 | $1,584 | $150,210 | 3 | IFC Films |
| 52 | 43 | My Uncle Rafael | $45,038 | -59% | 5 | -9 | $9,007 | $182,084 | 2 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 53 | 39 | Hit and Run | $41,176 | -69.6% | 132 | -159 | $311 | $13,714,137 | 6 | Open Road Films (II) |
| 54 | 47 | 10 Years | $39,699 | -46.3% | 63 | +20 | $630 | $177,763 | 3 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 55 | 78 | The Apparition | $38,104 | +234.8% | 65 | +30 | $586 | $4,901,283 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 56 | 52 | The Queen of Versailles | $37,526 | -25.4% | 38 | -2 | $987 | $2,284,886 | 11 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 57 | 50 | To Rome with Love | $35,620 | -34.6% | 23 | -27 | $1,548 | $16,592,138 | 15 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 58 | 49 | The Cold Light of Day | $33,795 | -43.2% | 104 | -51 | $324 | $3,749,061 | 4 | Lionsgate |
| 59 | 51 | The Watch | $32,946 | -37.9% | 46 | -31 | $716 | $34,287,284 | 10 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 60 | - | Vulgaria | $31,097 | - | 16 | - | $1,943 | $31,097 | 1 | China Lion Film Distribution |
| 61 | 60 | Detropia | $27,315 | -17.5% | 11 | - | $2,483 | $177,878 | 4 | Loki Films |
| 62 | 61 | Hubble | $27,013 | -11.2% | 14 | -1 | $1,929 | $34,216,515 | 133 | Warner Bros. |
| 63 | 67 | Born to Be Wild | $26,806 | +26.9% | 33 | - | $812 | $20,929,555 | 78 | Warner Bros. |
| 64 | 46 | Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark 2012 IMAX Release | $26,522 | -64.7% | 40 | -45 | $663 | $3,115,115 | 4 | Paramount Pictures |
| 65 | 56 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $25,661 | -38% | 32 | -15 | $801 | $46,313,976 | 22 | - |
| 66 | 54 | Killer Joe | $25,600 | -44.6% | 42 | -28 | $609 | $1,948,300 | 10 | LD Entertainment |
| 67 | - | The Other Dream Team | $19,821 | - | 2 | - | $9,910 | $19,821 | 1 | The Film Arcade |
| 68 | 53 | Celeste & Jesse Forever | $18,826 | -60% | 34 | -20 | $553 | $3,053,995 | 9 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 69 | 65 | Backwards | $17,050 | -26.5% | 9 | +4 | $1,894 | $50,885 | 2 | Dada Films |
| 70 | 62 | How to Survive a Plague | $16,145 | -42.8% | 7 | +3 | $2,306 | $57,125 | 2 | IFC Films |
| 71 | 70 | Safety Not Guaranteed | $12,675 | -37% | 34 | -6 | $372 | $3,980,770 | 17 | FilmDistrict |
| 72 | 83 | Space Station 3D | $10,803 | +46.7% | 1 | - | $10,803 | $86,368,175 | 546 | IMAX |
| 73 | 71 | Ruby Sparks | $9,363 | -52.7% | 17 | -26 | $550 | $2,498,098 | 10 | - |
| 74 | 66 | Keep the Lights On | $9,354 | -59.1% | 5 | -3 | $1,870 | $172,037 | 4 | Music Box Films |
| 75 | 68 | Hello I Must Be Going | $8,769 | -57.5% | 11 | -4 | $797 | $83,814 | 4 | Oscilloscope |
| 76 | - | The Prophet's Son | $8,168 | - | 1 | - | $8,168 | $8,168 | 1 | - |
| 77 | 84 | Toys in the Attic 2012 Re-release | $7,870 | +23.5% | 6 | - | $1,311 | $59,777 | 4 | Hannover House |
| 78 | 74 | Wild Horse, Wild Ride | $7,648 | -51.5% | 8 | -6 | $956 | $94,621 | 6 | Screen Media Films |
| 79 | 72 | Chicken with Plums | $7,590 | -53.9% | 9 | -8 | $843 | $181,973 | 7 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 80 | 57 | Occupy Unmasked | $7,521 | -81.6% | 4 | - | $1,880 | $51,787 | 2 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 81 | 75 | Two Days in New York | $7,440 | -48.5% | 9 | -9 | $826 | $601,417 | 8 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 82 | 87 | Deep Sea | $7,187 | +18.8% | 2 | - | $3,593 | $44,993,413 | 344 | Warner Bros. |
| 83 | - | Tales of the Night | $7,154 | - | 1 | - | $7,154 | $10,975 | 1 | GKIDS |
| 84 | 104 | The Well-Digger's Daughter | $7,128 | +272.6% | 9 | +4 | $792 | $303,826 | 11 | Kino Lorber |
| 85 | - | The Waiting Room | $7,086 | - | 4 | - | $1,771 | $15,998 | 1 | International Film Circuit |
| 86 | 76 | Compliance | $6,146 | -52% | 15 | -1 | $409 | $302,416 | 7 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 87 | 77 | Somewhere Between | $5,831 | -49% | 3 | +1 | $1,943 | $50,113 | 6 | Long Shot Factory |
| 88 | 80 | Farewell, My Queen | $5,590 | -44.4% | 12 | -8 | $465 | $1,329,660 | 12 | Cohen Media Group |
| 89 | 103 | Elena | $4,725 | +137.3% | 3 | +1 | $1,575 | $228,239 | 20 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 90 | 94 | Hellbound? | $4,322 | +9.8% | 5 | +1 | $864 | $11,750 | 2 | Area 23a |
| 91 | - | The Iran Job | $4,295 | - | 1 | - | $4,295 | $4,295 | 1 | Film Movement |
| 92 | 85 | The Eye of the Storm | $4,160 | -34% | 2 | -3 | $2,080 | $67,041 | 4 | - |
| 93 | 88 | Radio Unnameable | $3,695 | -36.7% | 1 | - | $3,695 | $15,826 | 2 | Kino Lorber |
| 94 | 73 | Under the Sea 3D | $3,599 | -77.2% | 2 | -5 | $1,799 | $30,937,484 | 190 | Warner Bros. |
| 95 | 97 | Red Hook Summer | $3,592 | +17.5% | 6 | -1 | $598 | $331,025 | 8 | Variance Films |
| 96 | 91 | 17 Girls | $3,499 | -21.4% | 5 | -5 | $699 | $10,700 | 2 | Strand Releasing |
| 97 | 109 | Head Games | $3,270 | +183.9% | 3 | +1 | $1,090 | $4,854 | 2 | Variance Films |
| 98 | 95 | Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best | $3,022 | -21.5% | 3 | +2 | $1,007 | $7,466 | 2 | Oscilloscope |
| 99 | 117 | Death by China | $2,887 | +595.7% | 2 | +1 | $1,443 | $26,494 | 7 | Area 23a |
| 100 | 82 | Bill W. | $2,779 | -65.1% | 9 | -12 | $308 | $645,019 | 20 | Page 124 Productions |
| 101 | 99 | Cosmopolis | $2,348 | -10% | 5 | -4 | $469 | $761,632 | 7 | Entertainment One |
| 102 | 100 | Little White Lies | $2,283 | -11.5% | - | - | - | $187,200 | 6 | MPI Media Group |
| 103 | 79 | Entre les Bras | $2,066 | -79.5% | 1 | -5 | $2,066 | $26,817 | 3 | The Cinema Guild |
| 104 | 90 | Husbands in Goa | $1,991 | -55.6% | 4 | -3 | $497 | $7,455 | 2 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 105 | 113 | Neil Young Journeys | $1,910 | +148.7% | 9 | -2 | $212 | $208,340 | 14 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 106 | 102 | Nitro Circus: The Movie | $1,714 | -23% | 7 | - | $244 | $3,374,539 | 8 | Arc Entertainment |
| 107 | 120 | Unforgivable | $1,687 | +427.2% | 1 | - | $1,687 | $145,393 | 14 | Strand Releasing |
| 108 | 118 | How to Grow a Band | $1,623 | +330.5% | 2 | - | $811 | $19,237 | 25 | International Film Circuit |
| 109 | 89 | Grand Illusion | $1,591 | -66% | 2 | - | $795 | $160,858 | 21 | Rialto Pictures |
| 110 | 107 | [REC] 3: Genesis | $1,258 | +3.3% | 2 | -1 | $629 | $8,973 | 4 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 111 | - | Iron Sky | $1,030 | - | 3 | - | $343 | $118,931 | 10 | Entertainment One |
| 112 | - | Bringing Up Bobby | $1,005 | - | 1 | - | $1,005 | $1,005 | 1 | Monterey Media |
| 113 | 112 | You've Been Trumped | $921 | +6.7% | 2 | -1 | $460 | $19,397 | 9 | International Film Circuit |
| 114 | - | The Long Day Closes | $644 | - | 1 | - | $644 | $22,366 | 30 | The Film Desk |
| 115 | - | The Night Watchman | $476 | - | 1 | - | $476 | $1,902 | 13 | Icarus Films |
| 116 | - | Headshot | $456 | - | 1 | - | $456 | $456 | 1 | Kino Lorber |
| 117 | 105 | Neighboring Sounds | $416 | -72.7% | 2 | - | $208 | $42,536 | 6 | The Cinema Guild |
| 118 | - | We Won't Grow Old Together | $374 | - | 1 | - | $374 | $10,317 | 17 | The Film Desk |
| 119 | - | 5 Broken Cameras | $291 | - | 1 | - | $291 | $70,410 | 18 | Kino Lorber |
| 120 | - | Planet of Snail | $274 | - | 1 | - | $274 | $11,967 | 10 | The Cinema Guild |
| 121 | - | Snowman's Land | $143 | - | 1 | - | $143 | $1,125 | 3 | Music Box Films |
| 122 | 119 | Branded | $24 | -93.3% | 1 | -1 | $24 | $353,468 | 4 | Roadside Attractions |
